WHITEHOUSE - Toledo Central Catholic's Lyndsey Matus made two 3-pointers and twin Alex Matus added one from three-quarters court to cap scoring in the third quarter with an 11-point lead Thursday.

Oak Harbor climbed within three with just over one minute remaining but fell to the Fighting Irish 63-53 in a Division II district semifinal at Anthony Wayne. Maddy Rathbun made two free throws for a 56-53 deficit, but the Rockets didn't score again.

"We fought to the end," Oak Harbor coach Tom Kontak said. "We knew whoever had the lead the last three or four minutes would be strong with the ball. Their spurt of 3s ... that set an emotional and score distance that we couldn't overcome."

Rathbun, who played sparingly in one game late in the campaign after offseason knee surgery, was inserted in the first quarter Thursday. She scored off an assist from Emma Barney in the first quarter and added four straight in the second quarter.

"We put her in to maybe light a spark and she plays the majority of the second half and was extremely effective," Kontak said. "She was going to do whatever she could do."

"Since I tore my knee, I've been working toward an opportunity to help the team in the tournament," Rathbun said. "That was always on my mind. I started rehabbing for this moment two weeks after surgery. I'm blessed to play (Thursday), but everybody wants more.

"The fact I played in this game made my year to play with Andrea and Athena (Eli) one more time."

Barney hit a short pull-up jumper for a 31-27 deficit at the half, but Central Catholic scored the next eight points, including two 3s from Lyndsey Matus.

"Sophomore season in AAU, Coach told us to stop hugging the line and we extended our range," Lynsdey Matus said. "We knew it would be a game of runs. It was comforting to come back with an answer whenever they went on a run."

Matus, who finished with 18 points, made 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch. Byrdy Galernik had 18 points and Alex Matus 10 for Central Catholic.

"Coach says you live for those moments," she said. "The pressure was on, but I had to hit those shots."

Oak Harbor won its first 23 games, including a Sandusky Bay Conference crown.

"We wanted to use our length inside," Kontak said. "They were very active with their hands in the post. Defensively, you have to pick your poison. Second-chance points, free throws and 3-point bombs -- put those things together and that was the difference.

"We'll be back. We'll celebrate this group and know there's a great standard for the program."